Gambling Game Sticks Item Number: A8349 a-qq from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Forty three bone game sticks: one stick (part a) has three inscribed lines on the centre with an additional five inscribed lines near one end while a circular shell ? inlay is in between; a second stick (part b) has two inscribed lines with one at either end; a third stick (part c) has one inscribed line on the centre; thirty nine sticks (parts d-pp) have three inscribed lines on the centre of each stick; and another stick (part qq) is plain.
History Of Use
Used in gambling game.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Gambling Game Sticks
- Identification Number
- A8349 a-qq
- Type of Item
- game stick
- Material
- bone ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and polished
- Overall
- height 2.9 cm, width 14.1 cm, depth 13.4 cm
- Part A
- height 12.7 cm, diameter 0.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Gitxsan
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1960/0521 a-qq